High paying management jobs in Montana

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Montana. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Montana run 5.4% below the national average (2024), so a Montana salary is worth about 1.06× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Montana.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Montana · Employed

1Chief Executives$182,340
Bachelor's degree
$73,970 – $432,240670
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$146,030
Bachelor's degree
$105,270 – $204,300560
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$132,860
Bachelor's degree
$92,820 – $215,8001,180
4Financial Managers$131,060
Bachelor's degree
$81,430 – $234,3701,510
5Administrative Services Managers$129,670
Bachelor's degree
$88,560 – $209,650400
6Purchasing Managers$123,480
Bachelor's degree
$78,800 – $186,280160
7Industrial Production Managers$120,690
Bachelor's degree
$79,990 – $182,400270
8Natural Sciences Managers$119,430
Bachelor's degree
$91,560 – $281,640370
9Sales Managers$117,390
Bachelor's degree
$81,030 – $205,7601,200
10Human Resources Managers$115,280
Bachelor's degree
$81,330 – $186,460530
11Managers, All Other$110,470
Bachelor's degree
$63,080 – $174,1901,600
12Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$108,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,300 – $146,570300
13Medical and Health Services Managers$105,840
Bachelor's degree
$65,300 – $193,4101,870
14Construction Managers$104,480
Bachelor's degree
$71,930 – $173,6302,140
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,980
Master's degree
$66,940 – $174,190300
16Public Relations Managers$99,990
Bachelor's degree
$72,980 – $147,470180
17Facilities Managers$96,100
Bachelor's degree
$59,700 – $142,060340
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$95,700
Master's degree
$63,960 – $127,800930
19General and Operations Managers$91,380
Bachelor's degree
$48,890 – $187,26011,840
20Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$88,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,360 – $102,960170
21Social and Community Service Managers$73,640
Bachelor's degree
$47,590 – $104,010820
22Food Service Managers$72,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,730 – $105,000950
23Lodging Managers$66,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,690 – $95,980670
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,520 – $87,0201,130
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,140
Bachelor's degree
$33,280 – $63,230180

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMontana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$182,340	$73,970 – $432,240	670
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,030	$105,270 – $204,300	560
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,860	$92,820 – $215,800	1,180
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,060	$81,430 – $234,370	1,510
5	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,670	$88,560 – $209,650	400
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,480	$78,800 – $186,280	160
7	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,690	$79,990 – $182,400	270
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,430	$91,560 – $281,640	370
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,390	$81,030 – $205,760	1,200
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$115,280	$81,330 – $186,460	530
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$110,470	$63,080 – $174,190	1,600
12	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,180	$66,300 – $146,570	300
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,840	$65,300 – $193,410	1,870
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,480	$71,930 – $173,630	2,140
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$102,980	$66,940 – $174,190	300
16	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,990	$72,980 – $147,470	180
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,100	$59,700 – $142,060	340
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$95,700	$63,960 – $127,800	930
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$91,380	$48,890 – $187,260	11,840
20	Postmasters and Mail SuperintendentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,920	$51,360 – $102,960	170
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$73,640	$47,590 – $104,010	820
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,140	$50,730 – $105,000	950
23	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,580	$44,690 – $95,980	670
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,050	$40,520 – $87,020	1,130
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$48,140	$33,280 – $63,230	180

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Montana. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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